Friend Can't Go To Con

[Vexenification]

My friend can't go to con because of something her mom read on the internet.
Who trusts the internet nowadays?
Anyway, she told us this at school, and this is what the sides looked like.

Roxas' Mom

• We might ditch her
• We might get stalked


Everyone else's side

• We're going in a group of like, seven
• We will have two adults present with us

Does anyone have any opinion on this? We're going to go and talk to Roxas' mom, but has anyone ever been ditched at con? Or been stalked, I mean, it's Kumoricon, but I have to ask.

Thank you a thousand fold!

[Konan-ChanX3]

While there are some creepy dudes at con, there's too many people to get away with being creepy. the most harm of being stalked is of some rabid fangirl who wants your picture, and in acordance to the whole ditching thing, give a description of what she looks like to other con goers and give a room number/cell number to be contacted with incase you do get seperated.

[Pots]

^{i have been stalked before but the person gave up after a while. i have never attended with a parent and i have never been ditched. If i was ditched I wouldnt be able to move lol.}

[Kimiski]

Never had a problem

There's so many attendees, then between the hotel staff and convention staff, stuff like that isn't a problem. Heck, even if you walk a few blocks from the con there's still con attendees everywhere getting a bite to eat or else taking pictures.

Maybe you should try and strike a deal that says she could go as long as she doesn't leave the convention area/hotel where the convention is being held? Then if anything does happen like that you can just tell someone on convention staff or hotel staff, but again I've never had a problem and I've been going since 2004.

[Vexenification]

Thanks you guys, this helps a bunch!

[Konan-ChanX3]

Your welcome :3

[Pots]

^{all and all, the convention area and area are pretty safe. I walk alone around there all the time.}

[jaybug]

This is the Hilton hotel, not some flea bag along 82nd.

The best thing I think would be to act trust worthy until she thinks you won't go ditching her, and then don't!

[AllyKat]

Remind this parent that in any situation when going out and about a metropolis for
any event there is always danger, but you should always way the pros in balance
with the cons.

Come up with a game plan for seperation situations (what happens if you get lost?)
Come up with a safe word or code for telling your guardian about a stalker/bad person.

There is safety in preparation and fear of dangerous things should never be the soul
reason to not go on an adventure, after all, taking the bus to school is full of dangers!
Even schools themselves have risk! We live in a world that is "unsafe" but through knowledge
and preparation we beat the odds every day because we dont allow ourselves to be
victims.

Show this parent you are willing to take the time to be mindful and prepared and that
may sway her to side with you for this event. But under no circumstances should you ever
circumvent her authority. She is the mom and mom is law.

[MiriaRose]

I'm gonna be disagreeable.

Does her mom know your group well? If not, then try to get to know her better and try to get on her good side. Also, contrary to popular belief, con-land isn't the bright happy land everyone thinks it is- a lot of bad things could and do happen.

And to answer your question, yes, I have been ditched at a con before. It's really upsetting and I was seething about it for hours.

[Kimiski]

^{all and all, the convention area and area are pretty safe. I walk alone around there all the time.}

I personally like going off on my own alot during the convention cause then I can see and do things at my own pace. I just make sure to have a cell phone on me when I need to get back together with my group.

[HardstyleZombie]

if your friend has a cell have her call and check in to lut there mom know every thing is all right. and for the ditching if your good friends i dont see why you would ditch her.

as for the questions i have ditched my friends cuz all they did for the whole con was hang out in the game room so i left and hung out with other people.as for stalking no but my friend did act like a stalker so i guess that is a sorta yes.

[kylite]

if she has a concern have her buy a prepaid cell or pager. then she can keep tabs on the friend in quesiton. and if she has issues past that have her talk to the convention security heads *grins*

Also I agree, have her get to know the gorup of friends.

as to being ditched at con...

People tend to get bored and wander, its gonna happen. just enjoy the mingle time.

And if your afraid or panic stricken come to the yoji office, we will see about finding your friends and reuniting youi with them. (trust me it happens alot)

[TideWalker]

I haz a feeling a lot of us might actually stand up and report to a staff if we saw anything wrong.
And yes. people at kcon travel in groups.
Here. Take this, it's not safe to go alone.

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[Cyprus]

I agree fully with the cell phones...although I am of an age that I don't have to have permission to go to con, I still go with a group of friends. We do separate a lot especially since it's easy to wander off on a friend who stopped to look at something without saying anything. We just keep our phones on us & use them as our leash to find each other.

As for stalkers, you might find some wierd people in con space but all in all it is pretty safe. There are tons of people everywhere & plenty of staff & security to back it up. The only time you might have to worry is if you are wandering the streets away from con space. It's always wise in those situations to go in groups & stay together...also try not to go to far from the hotel.

[Vexenification]

… But under no circumstances should you ever circumvent her authority. She is the mom and mom is law.

Yes, I am aware of the power of the Mom Union. 

Does her mom know your group well? If not, then try to get to know her better and try to get on her good side.

Her mom knows us pretty well, but we're still working on getting her mom to know us even more.

if she has a concern have her buy a prepaid cell or pager. then she can keep tabs on the friend in quesiton. and if she has issues past that have her talk to the convention security heads *grins*

Hope they can handle a very stubborn mom, and I sure will direct her that way if needed.

Here. Take this, it's not safe to go alone.

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[Animeman73]

Give Roxas mom this link to my blog. I think she'll find the information here quite informative.

 http://scififantasyanimeman.wordpress.com/2009/08/15/how-to-stay-safe-at-a-convention/